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...Brash Russell Birdwell, pressagent, bought a full-page ad in the Hollywood Reporter to clobber Britain's Socialist Prime Minister Clement Attlee in plain view of impressionable movie moguls. "He conies-this socialist of a beggar government . . . with an umbrella borrowed from Chamberlain to warn the President that we must withdraw from Korea-to hell with our brave kids . . . and to invite butchers of our wounded boys to seats at the U.N. . . . America will go it alone!" The British consul-general in Los Angeles wrote a letter in reply to suggest politely that Birdwell keep cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PEOPLE: The Great Debate | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

Like a slowly awakening giant the Big Green showed anger last week. Today it will probably rise up the wrath to clobber the hapless Harvards. As Tuss so aptly put it last week--"Play ball"Finest quarterback in the business is the title held by the brilliant JOHNNY CLAYTON. This talented senior plays his third game in the Harvard Stadium today...

Author: By Woody Klein, | Title: Big Green Big Favorite To Down Cantabs Here | 10/28/1950 | See Source »

...says, 'Sid,' 'e says, 'I'd like ter give this spa of yours the flippin' once over!' 'e says. Then ... she says, ''Ear! 'Ear!' she says. She's very fond of all this, this old-fashioned clobber, you know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Steady, Barker | 3/3/1947 | See Source »

Charlie Piddleball, pitcher for the CRIMSON throughout the inning, was assisted by a strong T-formation defense between first and second beer kegs which Lampy was unable to equal. When Lampoon opposition tightened, the journalists quickly devised the blocking-back play and the beer-bottle clobber that characterized the remaining, residual part of the inning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Poonsters BOTTLED IN BOND AS CRIME PLUCKS 23 TO 2 PLUM | 5/15/1945 | See Source »

...Samples: "clobber"-to destroy an enemy plane; "beaver"-to shoot holes in an enemy plane; "wetfeet"-to fly over the Channel; "happy valley"-where flak is heavy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Back in Stride | 1/15/1945 | See Source »

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